A new scheme to realize a two-dimensional (2D) array of magnetic micro-lenses for a cold atomic beam. formed by an array of square current-carrying wires, is proposed. We calculate the spatial distributions of the m...A new scheme to realize a two-dimensional (2D) array of magnetic micro-lenses for a cold atomic beam. formed by an array of square current-carrying wires, is proposed. We calculate the spatial distributions of the magnetic fields from the array of current-carrying wires and the magnetic focusing potential for cold rubidium atoms, and study the dynamic focusing processes of cold atoms passing through the mag- netic micro-lens array and its focusing properties by using Monte-Carlo simulations and trajectory tracing method. The result shows that the proposed micro-lens array can be used to focus effectively a cold atomic beam, even to load ultracold atoms or a BEC sample into a 2D optical lattice formed by blue detuned hollow beams.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.10174050, 10374029, and 10434060), the Shanghai Priority Academic Discipline,and the 211 Foundation of the Educational Ministry of China.
文摘A new scheme to realize a two-dimensional (2D) array of magnetic micro-lenses for a cold atomic beam. formed by an array of square current-carrying wires, is proposed. We calculate the spatial distributions of the magnetic fields from the array of current-carrying wires and the magnetic focusing potential for cold rubidium atoms, and study the dynamic focusing processes of cold atoms passing through the mag- netic micro-lens array and its focusing properties by using Monte-Carlo simulations and trajectory tracing method. The result shows that the proposed micro-lens array can be used to focus effectively a cold atomic beam, even to load ultracold atoms or a BEC sample into a 2D optical lattice formed by blue detuned hollow beams.